Associate General Counsel

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The Office of the Vice President and General Counsel ("OGC") at the University of Michigan (University or U-M) is conducting a search for an experienced health care attorney to serve as an Associate General Counsel. The successful candidate will provide counsel and support to the University's clinical enterprise, inclusive of its fully integrated academic medical center, its medical school, and its state-wide clinical network ("Michigan Medicine"), and periodically will advise the University's other schools, colleges, and administrative areas on health care regulatory matters.

The successful candidate must be able to work independently on a wide range of complex and novel issues. The role will be tailored to the unique qualifications and experiences of the selected candidate as related to client needs and other OGC team members' areas of expertise and workloads. The OGC team currently works a hybrid model with three days a week in the office.

Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel for Michigan Medicine, this role will provide counsel and support to the University's clinical enterprise, inclusive of its fully integrated academic medical center, its medical school, and its state-wide clinical network ("Michigan Medicine"), as well as periodically advise the University's other schools, colleges, and administrative areas on health care regulatory matters. The attorney who fills this role must be able to work independently on a wide range of complex and novel issues, with a particular focus on regulatory matters.

This role will work closely with senior leadership of Michigan Medicine and support the strategic goals of the organization. The role will be tailored to the unique qualifications and experiences of the selected candidate as those talents relate to client needs and other OGC team members' areas of expertise and workloads.

The University of Michigan is one of the greatest public research universities of the United States. Since the nineteenth century, the University has served as a national model of a complex, diverse, and comprehensive public institution of higher learning that supports excellence in research; provides outstanding undergraduate, graduate, and professional education; and demonstrates commitment to service through partnerships and collaborations that extend to the community, region, state, nation, and around the world.

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The OGC represents and advises the entire U-M community, including the Board of Regents, the President, the Executive Officers, the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses and Michigan Medicine.

The OGC helps clients fulfill their educational, research, and entrepreneurial missions in accord with the myriad legal and policy requirements applicable to public research universities. The OGC is comprised of subject matter experts and problem solvers committed to helping clients achieve their goals in a creative, practical, and timely manner.

• A minimum of four (4) years' experience providing legal advice on health care matters.
• Experience with regulatory, medical staff, regulatory, healthcare contracting, healthcare transactions and/or working on issues related to an academic medical center are strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple, complex, often time-sensitive assignments simultaneously and with a high degree of organization and effectiveness.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a broad range of stakeholders and clients, both internal and external.
• Demonstrated ability to listen and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with diverse populations.
• Excellent academic and professional credentials.
• Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills.
• A commitment to the mission of academic medicine, higher education, and health care.
• Collegiality and a desire to support colleagues with a commitment to Michigan Medicine values of caring, innovation, inclusion, integrity, and teamwork.
• Commitment to delivering expeditious, high-quality service to our clients.
• Integrity and a strong moral and ethical compass.
• Creative problem-solving skills and demonstrated experience partnering with the University to understand challenges/opportunities and provide situation-appropriate solutions.
• Strong oral and written…